A West Dunbartonshire primary school has been evacuated following what is understood to be a hoax bomb scare.

Police and fire services attended at St Stephen's Primary in Clydebank to deal with the incident, which happened earlier this morning. A string of schools across Scotland received bomb threats last week including Kilbowie Primary, also in Clydebank.

A spokeswoman for West Dunbartonshire Council said: “Police and Fire Services attended St Stephen’s Primary School in response to an incident earlier this morning.

"Precautionary measures were taken to ensure the safety of our children and following the removal of the police cordon, all pupils were settled back into the building.”